Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-09

advisable to send Admiral Kimberly with his
| flagship and three other vessels of his com
mand TO Honolulu for the protection of
I American interests Three of the vessels
/ of the squadron are still in Hawaiian waters,
aud will remain there until affairs become
tranquil. The Adams has recently been.
dispatched from Honolulu To Samoan Islands
at the request of our consul at Apia. The
! Pinta is still employed exclusively in Alaskan
waters
Rear-Admiral S r. Franklin having
reached the age of retirement on the oath, of
August last he was that day succeeded in
command of the European Station by Acting
/ Rear Admiral James A. Greer The
kearsar2e has returned to the United States
and been put out of commission. The force
on this station now consists of the Pensacola
! (hag-ship) and Puinne baug. The Pensacola
has been ordered 10 the United States, to
arrive in January next, for relief officers and
men. Both vessels have been actively en-
gagged in cruising in the Mediterranean dur
ing the year, and the Quinneba has also
made an extended cruise along the west coast
of Africa
The vessels of the training squadron re-
main the same i'll my last report. The
three cruising ships, the Saratoga, James
town, and Portsmouth, have made the annual
practice cruises to the West Indies and to
Europe.
The vessels on special service are the
Despatch on the Atlantic coast, the Ranger
in the Pacific, engaged in surveying and
sounding on the coast of Lower California,
and the Michigan on the northwestern lakes.
The Thetis was put in commission at the
navy-yard, New York, in January last for
special service in the North Pacific Ocean.
She left Hampton Roads, Virginia, May =
| 1897, and arrived at San Francisco October
II, en- route to Alaska
The Trenton, Boston, Enterprise and
Nipsic have recently been put in commission,
but not yet assigned to any squadron.
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITUREs, 1887
Amount of appropriations for the fiscal
year, 1897 Sl3,ls9, 1912.
Balance available December !. 1887; ;
Sl64 ,592 ,22.
SALES OF CONDENSED VESSELS.
The following named vessels, stricken
from the Navy Register under the provisions
of the act of August 5, 1882, unfit for
further service" have been sold during the
year AS authorized by the act of March B.
| 1888, viz: The Tennessee, Powhatan. and
Ticonderoga, ut New York, and the Cyane.
Shenandoah Lackawana, and Wachusett, at
Mare Island. Proposals were invited for
these vessels by public advertisement and
opened July 30. There was no offer for the
Tennessee. The Government received for
the six others S9l, $50, which was so $50 in
excess of their appraised value. OF the
amount so received 81 19l.l3 were paid for
advertising. S72 004 have been covered into
the Treasury as "miscellano GUS receipts,
and 81 ,3S4.S1 retained on deposit with the
United States Treasurer, to be used should
it be determined to break up the hulk New
York, on the stocks at the BROOKLYN navy
yard and the Antietam now at the League
Island yard and to cover outstanding adver-
Using bills
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1850
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The estimates for the fiscal wear ending
June 80, 1889 amount to S23'421 '9lo.l3 or
81 l6l '53S'6 ~ less than the estimates ana
81. 13f 1886 less than the appropriations
Tor the current hscal year.
Surs or GOVERNMENT PnoprsTy
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h.o,,, d., o,,on,ts roc,;,,J from, tho lore.
sales at Portsmouth. \. H., Boston. and
San Francisco. which have not vet been de
posted in the Treasury. and NAV amount to
500. 900. or more the accounts not having
been fully adjusted and outstanding adver-
Using and other bills paid II includes how
ever the sum of S72.O04 of the amount
mentioned in this report as realized from the
sale of condemned vessels.
AUTHORITY 7" CONSTRUCT Ne" SHIPS
| 1t has not been the custom of the Depart
ment of late years to specify the forms and
characteristics of vessels recommended to be
built. 1t has seemed wise to leave the mat
tiers to the disposition OF congress. The
Department is prepared TO proceed with the
construction OF armor clad vessels and
Recommend wv toh''h'ieN hic"t VI WV
additional ones to cost exclusive of armament
not exceeding s6'ooo'ooo' one to be built by
contract and one IN one OF the navy yards
1t also asks for authority to build three
more fast cruisers of the highest type.
Attention is called to the report of the chief
constructor where it is stated that in six years
but four of the present cruising ships will
remain serviceahle The present navy, in
other words will have disappeared at that
time.
onn,xcr
! In reference 10 the manufacture OF cannon
during the past year, those originally com
menced for the Chicago, Boston, Atlanta,
/ and Dolphin have been finished. with the
exception of six. which can be completed in
few months. The delay has been chiefly
owing TO lack of funds. and an augmentation
for this purpose is urgently required.
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iAeu: CONTRASTS W., n"'I o.en man 10. gun
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